Which super PACs did Marc Rowan fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), United Democracy Project ($1.5M), Palmetto Action ($200K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($150K).

Which candidates did Marc Rowan's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $347K, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $236K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $223K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marc Rowan

Individual

CEO, Apollo Management · New York

20 reported gifts; 15 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Marc Rowan gave $6.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 8% were on the winning side ($286K won, $3.3M lost, with $168K in races still being counted). $558K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.5M

90% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.6M scored (55% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.3M

$168K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.7M

$2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $558K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $300K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$5K / $1.6M
Senate Leadership Fund $722K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$49K / $1.2M
United Democracy Project $925K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$74K / $222K
Palmetto Action	$200K	$2K / $19K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$150K	$0 / $98K
Rjc Victory Fund $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$46K / $23K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$30K / $35K
The Sentinel Action Fund $51K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$6K / $42K
Security Is Strength PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$25K / $53K
NRSC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
America One $7K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$36K / $7K
NRCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
North Star Dawn PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$0 / $11K
Glcf, Inc.	$25K	$4K / $21K
Keep America Great PAC, Inc. $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$10K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marc Rowan's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marc Rowan's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$347K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$236K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$223K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$213K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$177K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$111K	Unknown
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Mark Lynch	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$103K	Unknown
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Ralph Norman	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$96K	Unknown
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$91K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Marc Rowan spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Marc Rowan gave $6.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 8% were on the winning side ($286K won, $3.3M lost, with $168K in races still being counted). $558K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marc Rowan fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), United Democracy Project ($1.5M), Palmetto Action ($200K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did Marc Rowan's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $347K, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $236K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $223K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.